Re: Securing passwords in scripts

O'Neill, Sean wrote:
>
> I have some scripts, O.S. command and SQL, which I use to perform COLD
> backups of DBs and other tasks. I'm not particularily happy about having
> username/password information in the scripts. Has anyone come up with a way
> to avoid same allowing for the fact the scripts should require no user input
> to execute.
>
> Sean :)
>

I swear by externally identified accounts.

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  Stephane Faroult
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